The musings of Gillian Summers, young adult fantasy author

The short, hot, summer

I’m about ready to invest in a kiddie pool and do my writing sprawled in three inches of cool water, like a rescued dolphin. Today the Atlanta area is expecting 97 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s dragon weather.The back to school signs are going up in stores, which makes me sad (a residual emotion, since I haven’t had to go back to school in a very long time!). Even oven-hot, summer just isn’t long enough.

Meanwhile, the dogs pant all night long, slurp up the contents of the water bowls in seconds, and don’t want to go outside. I think they might be afraid that the grass will sizzle when they pee. The cats could care. They’re indoor kitties of privilege and spend their days snoozing in forbidden spots, like the sweater drawer in my closet. My stored sweaters now have a nice sheen of cat fur to make them extra snuggly.

I bought fudgsicles, hoping that they’d cool me down, but they’re actually stressful to eat, since they melt so fast in the outdoors that you have to do some serious lickage to keep them from dripping everywhere. The dogs watch through the glass door, interested, but not enough to join me. Maybe I should experiment with a pan of raw cookies, to see if they’ll bake on the deck. That should get the dogs excited about the outdoors, especially if they’re peanut butter. And that kiddie pool had better be big enough for all the big dogs, too.

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We too are expecting long heat wave, in Minnesota. Tomorrow is supposed to be in the high 90’s as well. The kiddie pool is my dogs best friend. That and ice cubes. We even put some dog treats in the ice cubes. They love it! So the kids play in the pool, I put my feet in and read, and I am showered by wet dogs, shaking the water off of them, RIGHT next to me.
The cat is much to smart to come outside with us.

Dog treats in the ice cubes – that’s brilliant, Stephanie. I’ll have to give that one a try. I only have one ice cube fanatic, Onyx the black Belgian shepherd. She hears the ice dispenser in the fridge and comes flying for the ones that always pop out on the floor!

Cassandra, I think this is one of the hottest ever in the ATL. You live here in town, right? We got a break last week, but today it’s back to so humid it’s like getting slapped with a hot, wet towel when you step out of the ac.